Journal of Business Management Perspective

Journal of Business Management Perspective

Explaining the process and developing the strategy control model with a resource-based view in the field of maritime transport: A study with Grounded Theory Method (GTM)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Seyedeh Mahboobeh Amini 1
mohammad ali shahhosseini 2
abuali VedadHir 3
1 Aras International Campus, Faculty of Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
2 Faculty of Business Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
3 Professor of Anthropology Department, Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
10.48308/jbmp.2024.235234.1593
Abstract
The present research objective to reach common themes and a deep understanding of the lived experiences of the experts in the field of maritime transport to explain the process and develop the strategy control model with a resource-based view in the Ports and Maritime Organization. The research is based on the qualitative method and Strauss & Corbin (2015) Grounded Theory Method. To collect data, the in-depth semi-structured interviews were used with 24 participants, as maritime transport experts.The research findings show that strategy control is very context-oriented and affected by the aspects and factors resulting from the contextual factors including the identity of the organization, the context of the organization and individual variables. The starting point of the strategy control process with resource-based view is the category of managerial systems and infrastructures. The category of human resources is raised following the systems and infrastructures and finally category of main and support processes occur resulting in consequences. Quality of services or products, quality of processes and balanced consent of the stakeholders are due to the strategy control. Their outcome will determine quality of an organization as a major outcome resulting from the consolidated data and results.
Keywords
“Grounded Theory Method”
“Modeling”
“Resource-based view”
“Strategy control”
“Strategic control”
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